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Dell Vostro 3460
Owner's Manual

Regulatory Model: P34G

Regulatory Type: P34G001

Summary of Contents for Vostro 3460

Page 1: ...Dell Vostro 3460 Owner s Manual Regulatory Model P34G Regulatory Type P34G001 ...

Page 2: ...ademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U S and other countries AMD is a registered trademark and AMD Opteron AMD Phenom AMD Sempron AMD Athlon ATI Radeon and ATI FirePro are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc Microsoft Windows MS DOS Windows Vista the Windows Vista start button and Office Outlook are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the Unite...

Page 3: ...y 12 Removing the Optical Drive 13 Installing the Optical Drive 14 Removing the Hard Drive 14 Installing the Hard Drive 16 Removing the Keyboard 16 Installing the Keyboard 18 Removing the Palmrest 18 Installing the Palmrest 23 Removing the Wireless Local Area Network WLAN Card 23 Installing the Wireless Local Area Network WLAN Card 24 Removing the Display Assembly 24 Installing the Display Assembl...

Page 4: ...Removing the mini SATA Card 38 Installing the mini SATA Card 39 Removing the USB Daughter Board 39 Installing the USB Daughter Board 41 3 System Setup 43 Boot Sequence 43 Navigation Keys 43 System Setup Options 44 Updating the BIOS 48 System and Setup Password 48 Assigning a System Password and Setup Password 48 Deleting or Changing an Existing System and or Setup Password 49 4 Diagnostics 51 Enha...

Page 5: ...ching an unpainted metal surface such as a connector on the back of the computer CAUTION Handle components and cards with care Do not touch the components or contacts on a card Hold a card by its edges or by its metal mounting bracket Hold a component such as a processor by its edges not by its pins CAUTION When you disconnect a cable pull on its connector or on its pull tab not on the cable itsel...

Page 6: ... off your computer 1 Shut down the operating system In Windows 7 Click Start then click Shut Down In Windows Vista Click Start then click the arrow in the lower right corner of the Start menu as shown below and then click Shut Down In Windows XP Click Start Turn Off Computer Turn Off The computer turns off after the operating system shutdown process is complete 2 Ensure that the computer and all a...

Page 7: ...a network cable first plug the cable into the network device and then plug it into the computer 3 Replace the battery 4 Connect your computer and all attached devices to their electrical outlets 5 Turn on your computer 7 ...

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Page 9: ...ribe Removing the Security Digital SD Card 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Press in on the SD card to release it from the computer Slide the SD card out of the computer Installing the Secure Digital Card 1 Push the SD card into the slot until it clicks into place 2 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Battery 1 Follow the procedu...

Page 10: ...to its slot until it clicks into place 2 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Base Cover 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the screw s that secures the cover to the computer Lift the cover upwards 10 ...

Page 11: ...4 Slide the cover outwards to release it from the notches on the computer 5 Lift the cover upwards and away from the computer 11 ...

Page 12: ... Your Computer Removing the Memory 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the a battery b base cover 3 Pry the retention clips away from the memory module until it pops up Lift and remove the memory module from its connector Installing the Memory 1 Insert and secure the memory module to the system board 2 Install the a base cover b battery 3 Follow the procedures i...

Page 13: ...Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the a battery b base cover 3 Remove the screw that secures the optical drive to the computer 4 Use a flat headed screw driver to pry the optical drive out of the computer 5 Slide the optical drive outwards and remove it from the computer 13 ...

Page 14: ...he optical drive bracket 2 Slide the optical drive into the compartment on the chassis 3 Tighten the screw to secure the optical drive to the computer 4 Install the a base cover b battery 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Hard Drive 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the a battery b base cover 3 Remove the screws that se...

Page 15: ...4 Lift the tab to disconnect the hard drive cable from the system board Lift the hard drive to loosen it from the chassis 5 Slide and remove the hard drive from the computer 15 ...

Page 16: ... cable to the hard drive 4 Place the hard drive on the computer 5 Connect the hard drive cable to the connector on the system board 6 Tighten the screws to secure the hard drive to the computer 7 Install the a base cover b battery 8 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Keyboard 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3...

Page 17: ...e keyboard from the computer 5 Release the latch on the system board connector then disconnect the mylar tape from the connector 6 Release the latch and disconnect the connector then disconnect the keyboard data cable 17 ...

Page 18: ...tment 4 Press down until the keyboard clicks into place 5 Install the battery 6 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Palmrest 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the a battery b base cover c memory d optical drive e hard drive f keyboard 3 Remove the screws from the bottom of the computer 18 ...

Page 19: ...4 Turn the computer over towards the front Release the latch and disconnect the power button cable 5 Release the latch and disconnect fingerprint and touchpad cables 19 ...

Page 20: ...6 Release the latch and disconnect the hotkey cable 7 Loosen the screw and disconnect the LVDS cable from the system board 20 ...

Page 21: ...8 Unthread and remove the LVDS cable 9 Remove the screws from the front of the computer 21 ...

Page 22: ...10 Use a screwdriver and pry the palmrest towards the display 11 Slide the palmrest outwards and lift to remove from the computer 22 ...

Page 23: ... Repeat step 6 for the fingerprint touchpad and power button cables 8 Flip the computer and tighten the screws on the bottom of the computer to fix the palmrest 9 Install the a keyboard b hard drive c optical drive d memory e base cover f battery 10 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Wireless Local Area Network WLAN Card 1 Follow the procedures in Before Worki...

Page 24: ...to secure the WLAN card 4 Install the a palmrest b keyboard c base cover d battery 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Display Assembly 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the a battery b keyboard c palmrest 3 Remove the screws that secure the display to the computer 4 Lift up the display from the computer 24 ...

Page 25: ...almrest b keyboard c battery 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Display Hinge Cover 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the a battery b base cover c memory d optical drive e hard drive f keyboard g palmrest h WLAN card i display assembly 3 Remove the screws that secure the display hinge cover to the computer 25 ...

Page 26: ...splay Hinge Cover 1 Press the display hinge cover till it clicks into place 2 Tighten the screws to secure the display hinge cover to the computer 3 Install the a display assembly b WLAN card c palmrest d keyboard e hard drive f optical drive g memory h base cover i battery 26 ...

Page 27: ... the display bezel and separate the bezel from the display Installing the Display Bezel 1 Align the display bezel on the display and gently snap it into place 2 Install the a display assembly b display hinge cover c palmrest d keyboard e battery 3 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Display 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove...

Page 28: ...display assembly 3 Remove the screws that secure the display to the display assembly 4 Lift the display away from the display assembly 5 Peel the sticker to remove the display from the display assembly 28 ...

Page 29: ...y assembly b display hinge cover c palmrest d keyboard e battery 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Power Connector 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove a battery b base cover c keyboard d palmrest e WLAN card f system board g display assembly h display hinge cover 3 Remove the screw that secures the power connector to the comp...

Page 30: ...orking Inside Your Computer Removing the Camera 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the a battery b keyboard c palmrest d display assembly e display bezel 3 Flip the camera module Peel off the sticker covering the camera cable Disconnect the camera cable Lift the camera module upwards and away from the display assembly Installing the Camera 1 Connect the camera ...

Page 31: ...c memory d optical drive e hard drive f keyboard g palmrest h WLAN card 3 Disconnect the heat sink fan cable from the system board Lift the fan upwards and away from the computer Installing the Heat Sink Fan 1 Place the heat sink fan on the system board 2 Connect the fan cable to the system board 3 Install the a WLAN card b palmrest c keyboard d hard drive e optical drive f memory g base cover h b...

Page 32: ...omputer 2 Remove the a battery b base cover c memory d optical drive e hard drive f keyboard g palmrest h heat sink fan i WLAN 3 Disconnect the power cable from the system board 4 Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board 5 Remove the screws that secures the system board 32 ...

Page 33: ...6 Lift the system board upwards 7 Slide the system board and lift it from the chassis 33 ...

Page 34: ...ctor cable to the system board 5 Install the a WLAN card b heat sink fan c palmrest d keyboard e hard drive f optical drive g memory h base cover i battery 6 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Coin Cell Battery 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the a battery b base cover c memory d optical drive e hard drive f keyboard g p...

Page 35: ...ntil it secures into place 3 Install the a system board b WLAN card c ExpressCard reader if available d palmrest e keyboard f hard drive g optical drive h memory i base cover j battery 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Heat Sink 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the a battery b base cover c optical drive d hard drive e keyb...

Page 36: ...to secure the heat sink to the system board 3 Install the a system board b heat sink fan c palmrest d keyboard e hard drive f optical drive g base cover h battery 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Speakers 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the a battery b base cover 36 ...

Page 37: ...board 3 Lift the left and right speakers from the computer Installing the Speakers 1 Place the left and right speakers on the chassis 2 Install the a system board b heat sink fan c WLAN card d palmrest e keyboard f hard drive g optical drive h memory i base cover j battery 3 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Processor 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working...

Page 38: ...into the processor socket Ensure the processor is properly seated Replace the processor cover 2 Tighten the screw to secure the processor to the system board 3 Install the a heat sink b system board c ExpressCard reader if available d WLAN card e palmrest f keyboard g hard drive h optical drive i memory j base cover k battery 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing t...

Page 39: ... 3 Install the a WLAN card b palmrest c keyboard d hard drive e optical drive f memory g base cover h battery 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the USB Daughter Board 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the a battery b base cover c memory d optical drive e hard drive f keyboard g palmrest h WLAN card i system board j mini SAT...

Page 40: ...4 Remove the screws that secure the daughter board to the system board 5 Lift and remove the system board to access the daughter board 40 ...

Page 41: ...d and tighten the screw to secure it 2 Install the a processor b heat sink c coin cell battery d mini SATA e system board f WLAN card g palmrest h keyboard i hard drive j optical drive k memory l base cover m battery 3 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 41 ...

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Page 43: ...ess System Setup by pressing F2 key Bring up the one time boot menu by pressing F12 key The one time boot menu displays the devices that you can boot from including the diagnostic option The boot menu options are Removable Drive if available STXXXX Drive NOTE XXX denotes the SATA drive number Optical Drive Diagnostics NOTE Choosing Diagnostics will display the ePSA diagnostics screen The boot sequ...

Page 44: ...puter model The Main tab lists out the primary hardware features of the computer The table below defines the function of each option Table 2 Main Options Main System Information Displays the computer model number System Time Allows you to reset the time on the computer s internal clock System Date Allows you to reset the date on the computer s internal calendar BIOS Version Displays the BIOS revis...

Page 45: ...ard Type Displays the type of keyboard The Advanced tab allows you to set various functions that affect the performance of the computer The table below defines the function of each option and its default value Table 3 Advanced Options Advanced Intel SpeedStep Enable or disable the Intel SpeedStep feature Default Enabled Virtualization Enable or disable the Intel Virtualization feature Default Enab...

Page 46: ... External USB Ports Enables or disables external USB ports Default Enabled Microphone Enables or disables microphone Default Enabled Camera Enables or disables camera Default Enabled Media Card Reader Enables or disables media card reader Default Enabled Optical Drive Enables or disables optical drive Default Enabled Fingerprint Reader Enables or disables fingerprint reader Default Enabled Boot Di...

Page 47: ...on for changing passwords Password Bypass Allows you to bypass the system password and the internal HDD password prompts during a system restart resume from hibernate state Default Disabled Computrace Enable or disable the Computrace feature on your computer The Boot tab allows you to change the boot sequence Table 5 Boot Options Boot Boot Priority Order Specifies the order of different devices in...

Page 48: ...le and click Download File 7 Select your preferred download method in the Please select your download method below window click Download Now The File Download window appears 8 Click Save to save the file on your computer 9 Click Run to install the updated BIOS settings on your computer Follow the instructions on the screen System and Setup Password You can create a system password and a setup pass...

Page 49: ... password that you entered earlier and click OK 7 Press Esc and a message prompts you to save the changes 8 Press Y to save the changes The computer reboots Deleting or Changing an Existing System and or Setup Password Ensure that the Password Status is Unlocked in the System Setup before attempting to delete or change the existing System and or Setup password You cannot delete or change an existi...

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Page 51: ... provide extra information about the failed device s View status messages that inform you if tests are completed successfully View error messages that inform you of problems encountered during testing CAUTION Use the system diagnostics to test only your computer Using this program with other computers may cause invalid results or error messages NOTE Some tests for specific devices require user int...

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Page 53: ...f the computer is connected to an electrical outlet the battery light operates as follows Alternately blinking amber light and white light An unauthenticated or unsupported non Dell AC adapter is attached to your laptop Alternately blinking amber light with steady white light Temporary battery failure with AC adapter present Constantly blinking amber light Fatal battery failure with AC adapter pre...

Page 54: ...Error Time Of Day Clock test failure Gate A20 failure Super I O chip failure Keyboard controller test failure System board failure 4 RAM Read Write failure If no memory is detected you can perform the following steps reseat the memory if an additional memory is available install that memory if the issue persists issue with the memory connector 5 Real time clock power fail CMOS battery failure Rese...

Page 55: ...idth 64 bit Flash EPROM Vostro 3360 Vostro 3460 SPI 8 MB Vostro 3560 SPI 6 MB Table 9 Processor Feature Description Types Intel Core i3 series Intel Core i5 series Intel Core i7 series L3 cache up to 6 MB Table 10 Memory Feature Description Memory connector two SODIMM slots Memory capacity 2 GB 4 GB 6 GB or 8 GB Memory type DDR3 SDRAM 1333 MHz and 1600 MHz Minimum memory 2 GB Maximum memory 8 GB T...

Page 56: ...scription Video type integrated on system board discrete Data bus UMA integrated video Discrete Vostro 3460 PCI E x16 Gen1 PCI E x16 Gen2 Vostro 3560 PCI E x8 Gen 2 Video controller UMA Intel HD Graphics 3000 Intel HD Graphics 4000 Discrete Vostro 3460 nVidia GeForce GT 630M Vostro 3560 AMD Radeon HD7670M Table 13 Camera Feature Description Camera Resolution HD 720P Video Resolution maximum 1280 x...

Page 57: ...bugging The ports are identified in the documentation shipped with your computer Media card reader one 8 in 1 Table 16 Display Feature Description Type HD WLED AG Size Vostro 3360 13 0 inches Vostro 3460 14 0 inches Vostro 3530 15 0 inches Dimensions Vostro 3360 Vostro 3460 Vostro 3560 Height 240 mm 9 44 inches 245 mm 9 64 inches 259 mm 10 19 inches Width 330 mm 12 99 inches 340 mm 13 38 inches 37...

Page 58: ...tive Area Vostro 3360 Vostro 3460 3560 X axis 82 00 mm 3 22 inches 90 00 mm 3 54 inches Y axis 45 00 mm 1 77 inches 49 00 mm 1 93 inches Table 19 Battery Feature Description Type Vostro 3360 4 cell lithium ion 3 4 Ahr cell or 49 Whr Vostro 3460 3560 6 cell lithium ion 2 2 Ahr cell or 48 Whr Dimensions Vostro 3360 Vostro 3460 Vostro 3560 Height 20 20 mm 0 80 inch 20 mm 0 79 inch 20 mm 0 79 inch Wid...

Page 59: ...ated video card 65 W Vostro 3460 with discrete video card 90 W Vostro 3560 with quad core 90 W Input voltage 100 VAC to 240 VAC Input current maximum 1 50 A 1 60 A 1 70 A Input frequency 50 Hz to 60 Hz Output power 65 W and 90 W Output current 65 W 3 34 A continuous 90 W 4 62 A Rated output voltage 19 50 VDC 1 0 VDC Dimensions Height 28 20 mm 1 11 inches Width 57 90 mm 2 28 inches Depth 137 16 mm ...

Page 60: ... 10 19 inches Weight with battery pack 1 66 kg 3 65 lb 2 23 kg 4 91 lb 2 57 kg 5 66 lb Table 22 Environmental Feature Description Temperature Operating 0 C to 35 C 32 F to 95 F Storage 40 C to 65 C 40 F to 149 F Relative humidity maximum Operating 10 to 90 noncondensing Storage 5 to 95 noncondensing Altitude maximum Operating 15 2 m to 3048 m 50 ft to 10 000 ft Non Operating 15 2 m to 10 668 m 50 ...

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